Attachment for cigar holders



March 18, 1924. 1;487,407

F. W; THOMAS ATTACHMENT FOR CIGAR HOLDERS Filed cm. s. 1921 amuemtozPatented llrlar. l8, 1924.

srarss FRANK W. THGMAS, F QUINCY, ILLINOIS.

-ATTACHMENT FOR CIGAR HOLDERS.

Application filed October 3, 1921. Serial No. 504,854.

1 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK WILLIAM Tnoims, citizen of the United States,residing at Quincy, in the county of Adams 5 and State of lllinois, haveinvented certain new and useful improvements in Attachments for CigarHolders; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to an improved at tachment for cigar holders, andit has for its principal object to provide novel means for engaging andholding cigars of practically all shapes and sizes within the socket ofthe holder so that they will not accidentally slip out of the socket andfall on the floor or pavement into filth and dirt as is often the case.

Another object of the invention is to generally improve upon attachmentsof this class by providing one of extreme simplicity and durabilitywhich simply comprises a lever which is pivotally mounted on the holderadjacent the outer end of the latter, said lever carrying means forengaging the cigar to prevent it from slipping out of the socket, andthere being novelco-acting means between the lever and holder forretaining the lever against swinging movement when in use or when it isbeing carried in the pocket,

thus preventing the cigar engaging spur from accidentally sticking intothe persons body.

Another object of the invention is to provide an attachment of thisclass which can be used on conventional types of holders withoutdetracting from the appearance or decidedly weakening thenn Otherobjects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during 'thecourse of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a partof this specification and inwhich like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout thesame:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a conventional type of cigar holderequipped with my improved safety attachment.

Figure 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view taken substantially onthe plane of the line 2-2 of Fig. 1. r

Figs. 3 and 4c are cross-sectional views taken substantially on theplanes of the lines 38 and 4.& respectively of Fig. 2.

In the drawings, H designates generally a conventional type of cigarholder provided with a longitudinal smoke passage P terminating at itsouter end in a tapered socket S. At its inner end, the holder is formedwith a teeth-engaging bead B.

The improved attachment comprises a relatively short lever 1 which ispivotally connected at 2 witha staple or the like 3 which is permanentlysecured to the holder in any suitable way. In practice, the holder willbe formed with spaced sockets and the arms of this staple will be placedinand cemented or otherwise secured in these sockets. Any other suitablemeans may be employed for pivotally connecting the lever with theholder. It is desirable to render the outer face of the lever flush withthe external surface of the holder. Therefore, the latter is equippedwith a longitudinal groove 5 which opens through the outer end thereofand is of a width to permit the lever to be received therein as shown inthe drawings. The holder in addition to being formed with this groove,is also formed with a hole 6 which communicates with the aforesaidsocket adjacent the outer end of the latter and this hole permits apointed spur 7 carried by the intermediate portion of the lever to passtherethrough and be embedded in the cigar C which is received in thesocket.

As before indicated, it is desirable to lock the lever in operativeposition whenin use as well as when being carried about in the pocketand while the means for accomplishing this end may be of any otherconstruction, I prefer to simply form the lever of such a length thatthe portion thereof which extends beyond the outer end of the holder canbe bent upon itself to form a resilient curl 8 designed to co-act withthe adjacent edge of the holder to retain the lever in the positionshown in full lines in Fig. 2. s

In practice, I prefer that the end of the holder at the outer end of thegroove be inclined or beveled as indicated at 9 so that when the leveris moved to operative position, the curl 8 will snap over this bevelededge and will effectively hold the leverin operative position.

Although the prongs or arms of the staple 3 are cemented in the socketsin which they are received, I desire to guard against possibledisplacement of the staple by employing other means preferably in theform of a ring or band 10. By carefully examining Fig.

tions of the ring on opposite sides of the lever bear on the exposedparts of the staple so as to prevent the latter from being accidentallydisplaced. It will be seen that this band will add to the appearance ofthe holder and will be preferably of a size to be self-retained inplace. For instance, when the ring is forced onto the holder and assumesthe position indicated in the drawings, it will be held by friction andno special means need be employed for accomplishing this end.

In use, the end of the cigar C is forced into the socket S of the holderin the usual way and regardless of the size and the shape of the cigar,the latter can be held against displacement from the socket as soon asthe lever 1 is moved from the 'dotted'line position indicated in Fig. 2to the full line position. In the last named position the spur '7 isembedded in the cigar and the latter cannot slip out of the socket. Itis to be noted that when the lever is moved to operative position thespringcurl 8 will snap over the beveled edge 9 of the holder and thelever will thus be held in operative position as before indicated. Thelever when in the last named position will drop into the groove 5 andits outer face will be rendered flush with the corresponding face of theholder and there will be littleor no chance of the lever being struck byobstructions and accidentally swung to an ineffective position.

From the foregoing description, it will be seen that my improvedattachment will be advantageous in that it will enable small cigars tobe held in a holder which would otherwise permit the cigar to fall out.Also, blunt end cigars can be held in the socket as would otherwise notbe the case. It will be recalled by smokers, that when cigars are heldin the socket during the course of smoking, the end shrinks considerably and the cigar is allowed to fall out. However, this is nottrue when my attachment is in use. These, and other ad vantages andfeatures of the invention, have, no doubt, become apparent from theforegoing description and drawings. In View of this a more lengthy anddetailed description is thought unnecessary Since probably the bestresults may be obtained with the construction and arrangement hereinshown and described, this is taken as the preferred embodiment of theinvention. However, I wish it to be understood that minor changes comingwithin the scope of the invention as claimed may be resorted to ifdesired.

I claim:

1. A cigar holder embodying a lever having its outer end bent to providea resilient curl, said curl constituting a snap fastener to engage theend of the holder, means at the inner end of said lever for pivotallyconnecting it with the holder, and a spur intermediate the ends of thelever adapted to pass through an opening in the holder to engage thecigar.

2. The combination with a cigar holder having a cigar receiving socketand a hole extending therethrough and communicating,

with said socket; of a lever pivotally mounted on the outer face of theholder, the outer end of said lever projecting beyond the adjacent endof the holder and being bent upon itself to provide a curl designed tosnap over the adjacent edge of the holder to retain the lever inoperative position, and a pointed projection carried by said lever andextending through said opening into said socket to engage the cigar.

3. A cigar holder having a cigar receiving socket at its outer end, anda hole communicating with said socket, and a longitudinally extendinggroove formed in the outer face of the holder and opening through theouter end thereof, a lever pivotally connected at its inner end to saidholder and receivable in said groove, the outer end of the leverextending beyond the adjacent end of the holder and being bent uponitself to form' a locking curl, the edge of said. holderf being beveledwhere said curl engages it, and a spur carried by said lever andextending through said opening and into said socket for engaging thecigar.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

FRANK IV. THOMAS.

